3 Facts About Working With Open Adoption Agencies in Colorado
In an open adoption, you don’t have to say “goodbye.” You can have a relationship with your baby and communicate with their adoptive family. Semi-open adoptions also allow mediated contact and updates from adoptive parents.
Today, most private domestic adoption agencies in Colorado are considered open adoption agencies. Because of the benefits of open adoption, they may only facilitate open or semi-open adoptions.
Here’s what else you should know:
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Fact 1: With open adoption agencies, you get to choose your baby’s adoptive family and determine how much contact you’d like to have.
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Fact 2: We ask our adoptive families to consider direct contact and at least one in-person visit, so you can be confident that every hopeful adoptive parent is ready for an open adoption.
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Fact 3: The best open adoption agency will prioritize facilitating contact between you and your baby’s adoptive family if that’s what you want.
If you’re searching for open or semi-open adoption agencies in Colorado, we’re here to help. We work with hundreds of hopeful adoptive families as one of the largest open adoption agencies in the U.S. You can browse profiles of waiting families on our website, or you can give us a call at 1-800-ADOPTION. Our adoption specialists can send you a curated selection of adoptive family profiles that meet your preferences.
Find the Perfect Family With an Open Adoption Agency
Agencies that do open adoption allow you to choose the level of contact you’d like to have with your baby and their adoptive parents. Depending on your vision for the future, you could keep in touch through:
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In-person visits
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Milestone events
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Video calls
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Phone calls
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Social media
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Texts
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Emails
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Letters
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And more
Your adoption specialist can find hopeful adoptive families who share your communication preferences. If you’re unsure about making direct contact, that’s okay. You can start with a semi-open adoption, where we mediate communication, and gradually transition to more direct contact if and when you feel comfortable. Rest assured, we’ll provide ongoing support and ensure that your arrangement meets your needs.
In addition to communication preferences, you can determine other criteria for your baby’s adoptive family to help you narrow down your choices. For instance, do you practice a certain religion that you want your baby to follow? Are you imagining a family with pets? Is there a vacation spot you hope the family will visit often? Answering questions like these can help you find the perfect family.
“I came across a video of a family that I really, really liked. They were talking about cooking as a family. They were all sharing a meal together. I could just picture myself in that situation with them and I knew it would be the best situation for my child.” –Colleen, birth mother
Open Adoption Agency Support for Expecting Parents
In Colorado, open adoption agreements are not governed by specific laws, which means they are unenforceable by default. However, our goal is to make sure you never have to navigate the legal system just to maintain contact with your baby.
When you work with American Adoptions of Colorado, you can be confident that every family is ready for an open adoption. We ask all our hopeful adoptive families to be open to direct contact with you through emails or phone calls during and after the adoption as well as an in-person visit with the first five years of your child’s life.
Your dedicated adoption specialist will help you outline clear post-placement contact preferences in your adoption plan. Additionally, she will provide guidance when it comes to getting to know your baby’s adoptive family. You’ll likely first meet the hopeful couple on a mediated conference call with your adoption specialist. She’ll help you prepare a list of questions ahead of time and guide the conversation as needed.
We’ve facilitated open adoptions for expecting parents for more than 30 years, so you can trust our experience and commitment to bringing families together. Your peace of mind is our priority. If you need support at any time, don’t hesitate to call our adoption hotline, 1-800-ADOPTION.
Meet Our Waiting Families
If you’re looking for an adoptive family that’s open to post-placement contact, we have hundreds of profiles available online. You can view them on your own and even narrow down your selection by family type, location and whether they have children.
Want to learn more about our approach to open adoption? Call us at 1-800 ADOPTION or fill out our contact form to discover why we are the best open adoption agency in Colorado for building lifelong bonds with your child's adoptive family.
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